Vivian Heyward, Dale Wagner
2nd Edition
2004
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280 pages
9780736046305
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Expanded, updated, and packed with new resources, Applied
Body Composition Assessment, Second Edition, brings both
practitioners and students up to date on the latest body composition
methods and equations for healthy and clinical populations. This
is the most comprehensive textbook on body composition assessment
available today.
Like the popular first edition, this book addresses the principles
underlying the skinfold, bioelectrical impedance, near-infrared
interactance, and anthropometric methods of body composition
assessment. Applied Body Composition Assessment, Second Edition,
also shows you how to control for potential errors in measurement,
different equations for different populations, and much more.
The second edition has been expanded to include the following:
- Equations based on the most recent research
- Recommendations reflecting the latest developments in body
composition methods
- New material on measuring the body composition of clinical
populations, including those with cardiopulmonary, metabolic,and
wasting diseases and disorders
- More comprehensive coverage of the theoretical and scientific
bases of body composition assessment, including more extensive
coverage of body composition models and reference methods
- Pedagogical aids, including key questions that initiate each
chapter;
- key terms, key points, review questions at the end of each
chapter;
- and an instructor guide and test package
An entire chapter is devoted to each body composition assessment
method, including information on its assumptions and principles,
prediction models, techniques for use, potential sources of error,
and the most recent research on assessing changes in body composition.
In addition, the authors discuss how to choose the best method
and equations for a variety of healthy populations, as well as
the clinical populations noted previously, taking into account
age, gender, ethnicity, physical activity level, and disease.
Three appendixes provide practical tips for understanding
conversion formulas for two-component models, tables that help
you find appropriate methods and equations for your clients,
and contact information for equipment manufacturers. More than
60 photos and illustrations complement the text.
Students will find that the book is full of helpful review
and summary tools that facilitate absorbing the wealth of information.
These pedagogical aids include key term lists, chapter summaries,
review questions, a glossary, a list of symbols, 51 tables that
neatly package key information, and step-by-step instructions
for each body composition method.
About the Authors
Vivian H. Heyward, PhD, is a regents professor emeritus
at the University of New Mexico, where she taught exercise science,
body composition, and physical fitness assessment courses for
26 years. Extensively published, Dr. Heyward is the author of
four editions of Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise
Prescription as well as the first and second editions of
Applied Body Composition Assessment. She also has written
numerous articles for research and professional journals dealing
with physical fitness and body composition assessment. Dr. Heyward
has given many presentations at international, national, and
regional meetings of professional organizations in the field.
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) named her a fellow
in 1997. She also was named a fellow by the American Society
of Clinical Nutrition.
Dale Wagner, PhD, studied body composition under Dr.
Heyward and was an assistant professor of exercise science at
Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, California, for six years.
Dr. Wagner was invited to present at the Sixth International
In Vivo Body Composition Symposium in Rome in 2002. He is the
author and coauthor of a variety of body composition articles
that have appeared in highly respected journals and has also
been a reviewer for several internationally recognized journals,
including the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Obesity
Research, and the International Journal of Sports Medicine.
He earned his PhD in exercise physiology from the University
of New Mexico. Dr. Wagner is a certified health and fitness instructor,
exercise physiologist, and strength and conditioning specialist.
Table of Contents
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Body Composition Methods
- Chapter 1 Body Composition Definitions, Classification, and
Models
- Definitions and Classification of Body Fatness
- Body Composition Models
- Review Material
- Chapter 2 Use of Regression Analysis in Body Composition
- Basic Statistical Concepts
- Bivariate Regression Analysis
- Multiple Regression Analysis
- Polynomial Regression
- Cross-Validation Techniques
- Criteria for Evaluating Methods and Prediction Equations
for Groups
- Criteria for Evaluating Methods and Prediction Equations
for Individuals
- Review Material
- Chapter 3 Body Composition Reference Methods
- Hydrodensitometry
- Air Displacement Plethysmography
- Hydrometry
- Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry
- A Combined-Methods Approach for Reference Measures
- Additional Reference Methods
- Summary
- Review Material
- Chapter 4 Skinfold Method
- Assumptions and Principles of the Skinfold Method
- Skinfold Prediction Models
- Using the Skinfold Method
- Skinfold Technique
- Sources of Measurement Error
- Review Material
- Chapter 5 Additional Anthropometric Methods
- Assumptions and Principles of the Anthropometric Method
- Using the Anthropometric Method to Estimate Body Composition
- Using Anthropometric Indices for Classification of Disease
Risk
- Using Anthropometric Measures for Frame Size Classification
and
- Anthropometric Profiles
- Review Material
- Chapter 6 Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Method
- Assumptions and Principles of the BIA Method
- BIA Models and Approaches
- Using the BIA Method
- BIA Technique
- Sources of Measurement Error
- Review Material
- Chapter 7 Near-Infrared Interactance Method
- Assumptions and Principles of the NIR Method
- NIR Prediction Models
- Using the NIR Method
- NIR Technique
- Sources of Measurement Error
- Review Material
- Part II Body Composition Methods and Equations for Healthy
Populations
- Chapter 8 Body Composition and Children
- Fat-Free Body Composition of Children
- Body Composition Models and Reference Methods
- Field Methods and Prediction Equations
- Review Material
- Chapter 9 Body Composition and Older Adults
- Fat-Free Body Composition of Older Adults
- Body Composition Models and Reference Methods
- Field Methods and Prediction Equations
- Review Material
- Chapter 10 Body Composition and Ethnicity
- Body Composition Models and Reference Methods
- Assessing Body Composition of African Americans
- Assessing Body Composition of American Indians
- Assessing Body Composition of Asians
- Assessing Body Composition of Caucasians
- Assessing Body Composition of Hispanics
- Review Material
- Chapter 11 Body Composition and Athletes
- Fat-Free Body Composition of Athletes
- Body Composition Models and Reference Methods
- Field Methods and Prediction Equations
- Low Body Fat and Health Risks
- Review Material
- Part III Body Composition Methods and Equations for Clinical
Populations
- Chapter 12 Body Composition and Cardiopulmonary Diseases
- Coronary Artery Disease and Heart Failure
- Heart and Lung Transplants
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Restrictive Pulmonary
Disease
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Review Material
- Chapter 13 Body Composition and Metabolic Diseases
- Obesity
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Thyroid Diseases
- Review Material
- Chapter 14 Body Composition and Wasting Diseases and Disorders
- Anorexia Nervosa
- HIV and AIDS
- Cancer
- Kidney Failure and Dialysis
- Cirrhosis and Other Liver Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Neuromuscular Diseases
- Review Material
- Chapter 15 Assessing Body Composition Changes
- Reference Methods
- Field Methods and Prediction Equations
- Summary
- Review Material
- Appendix A Derivation of Constants for 2-C Model Conversion
Formulas
- Appendix B Field Methods and Prediction Equation Finders
- B.1 Field Method and Prediction Equation Finder for Healthy
Adults
- B.2 Field Method and Prediction Equation Finder for Children
and Older Adults
- B.3 Field Method and Prediction Equation Finder for Athletes
- B.4 Field Method and Prediction Equation Finder for Clinical
Populations
- Appendix C Sources for Body Composition Equipment
- Abbreviations and Symbols for Terms
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- About the Authors
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